12 September 2001
Text: Ambassador Cunningham Statement to UN Security Council
(U.S. envoy urges nations to join in the "war against terrorism")
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Nations that stand for peace, justice and security should join the
United States "to win the war against terrorism," says the acting U.S.
Representative to the United Nations.
In a statement made September 12 before the UN Security Council,
Ambassador James Cunningham said the attacks on the United States
"serve as a constant reminder to all" of "the need to stamp out this
scourge" and of "the need for determination and action to do so."
Following is the text of Cunningham's statement:
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Ambassador James B. Cunningham
Acting United States Representative to the United Nations
Statement in the Security Council on the
Terrorist Attacks in the United States
September 12, 2001
USUN PRESS RELEASE # 123 (01)
September 12, 2001
Thank you, Mr. President. I want to thank the Secretary-General and
the members of the Council - and you Mr. President - for their kind
words, their support and resolve, and their condolences to the
American people on this dark day. We appreciate the many expressions
of concern and support we have received from around the world.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the many who died in the attacks,
and their families, with the injured, and with the many brave Fire
Department, Emergency Services and Police personnel here in New York
who perished, and with those who continue to work feverishly, even as
we speak, in response to the attacks.
Last night, President Bush eloquently addressed the nation, and the
world, on yesterday's outrage. As others have noted, this was an
assault not just on the United States, but on all of us who support
peace and democracy and the values for which the United Nations
stands. The United States has suffered a cowardly and evil attack. But
America is not and will not be shaken in its resolve. We will grieve,
and we will heal. We look to all those who stand for peace, justice
and security in the world to stand together with the United States to
win the war against terrorism. We will make no distinction between the
terrorists who committed these acts, and those who harbor them. And we
will bring those responsible to account.
Yesterday's horrifying images, burned now into the global memory,
serve as a constant reminder to all, of the need to stamp out this
scourge, and of the need for determination and action to do so.
Thank you, Mr. President.
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(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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